Since the start of the war, the armed forces claim to have attacked thousands of targets, destroyed over 100 tunnels and killed many Hamas commanders. The overview.
A month after the massacre by the Islamist Hamas in Israel, ground troops of the Israeli armed forces have advanced “deep” into the city of Gaza. The units are “currently in the depths” of the city and are putting “great pressure” on Hamas, which rules there, said military spokesman Daniel Hagari on Tuesday evening. “We are achieving success, but there is still a long way to go.”
Since the start of the military operation, the Israeli armed forces say they have attacked 14,000 targets in the Gaza Strip. Among other things, more than 100 entrances to tunnels were destroyed in the past month and numerous Hamas commanders were killed, said military spokesman Hagari. In addition, Israeli units destroyed over 4,000 weapons. Many were hidden in mosques, kindergartens and residential areas. “This is evidence of Hamas’ cynical use of civilians as human shields,” the rear admiral said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously said in a televised address: “Hamas is finding that we can go to places it thought we would never reach.” Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the USA.
On October 7, terrorists from Hamas and other groups killed more than 1,400 people and kidnapped numerous hostages in the Gaza Strip in massacres and attacks in the Israeli border area. The Israeli armed forces then carried out air strikes and moved ground troops into the densely populated coastal strip. The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip has risen to more than 10,300, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health. The numbers cannot currently be independently verified.
Baerbock: More than 200 Germans left Gaza
Meanwhile, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed the departure of more than 200 Germans and their family members from the Gaza Strip. “This gives hope in the midst of the terrible situation in Gaza,” the Green politician wrote on Platform X on Wednesday. The federal government will “continue to work until every German who wants to leave the country can do so.”
Baerbock again called for humanitarian ceasefires in the Gaza war to alleviate the plight of civilians. “The images from Gaza leave no one feeling,” she wrote. “That’s why I’m pushing for humanitarian ceasefires so much.” She has “held countless discussions and talked to all partners about how we can finally initiate humanitarian ceasefires in terms of time and geography. It has to become concrete now.” The people of Gaza needed water, bread and medical care. The most seriously injured must finally be treated.
Hundreds remember the victims of the Hamas attack in Jerusalem
Four weeks after the massacre by the Islamist Hamas in Israel, hundreds of people commemorated the victims in Jerusalem. According to media reports, they held a 30-minute vigil to commemorate the people killed and abducted by terrorists on October 7th.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, relatives of the hostages also set up a protest camp near the Israeli parliament. They therefore called for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There is massive criticism in Israel of the head of government, who has not yet taken direct responsibility for the political and military failure on October 7th.
More rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel
The Islamist Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, fired rockets again into the center of Israel in the evening. Warning sirens also sounded several times in the greater Tel Aviv area. Hamas’s military wing claimed responsibility for the attacks on Telegram. According to initial findings, no one was injured, according to paramedics. According to Israeli figures, more than 9,000 rockets have been fired at Israeli towns from the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7th. Hamas, which rules in the coastal area, took responsibility for a large part.
ICRC: Aid in Gaza so far is a “drop in the ocean”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called for more help for the people of the Gaza Strip. The deliveries that have arrived so far are just “a drop in the ocean,” said Imene Trabelsi, regional spokeswoman for the ICRC in the Near and Middle East, to the German Press Agency.
The humanitarian situation for the population is worsening day by day. The situation is particularly bad for the hundreds of thousands of families who have fled because the emergency shelters are overcrowded. “Many are forced to sleep on the streets in open spaces,” Trabelsi said. They were missing things like blankets and baby food.
Red Cross: Aid convoy shot at in Gaza city
According to the organization, a Red Cross convoy carrying medical supplies came under fire in the city of Gaza. As the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced, two of the five trucks were damaged and a driver was slightly injured on Tuesday. The transport was, among other things, on the way to the Al-Quds Hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent.
“Humanitarian workers cannot work under these circumstances,” said ICRC representative William Schomburg. He pointed out that parties to the conflict are obliged under international law to ensure the supply of essential goods to health facilities.
What is important today
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, wants to travel to the crisis region in the Middle East. His office said he would discuss the human rights situation in the region in Egypt and Jordan, among other places. The Austrian UN diplomat will meet in Cairo with the Egyptian Foreign Minister as well as representatives of regional organizations and the Secretary General of the League of Arab States. Today, Türk also wants to visit the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Source: Stern
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